Acer palmatum 'Amber Ghost' Japanese Gardens

Acer palmatum 'Amber Ghost' Japanese GardensOne of the 'Ghost' series discovered at the Buchholz Nursery east of Portland, Oregon, 'Amber Ghost' has very unique and stunning colors in the spring. When it first emerges, it is bright pink, then changing to a melon, pink orange color. In summer it is a warm soft anber with rich red leaf petioles. In autumn it shifts to bright red and orange. The tree is somewhat vigorous, becoming 8 ft tall and 10 ft wide in 10 years. Hardy to zone 5.

The plant grows taller than wide

We propagate this form because so many customers want one when they see it in full bloom

The Dove Tree becomes hardier with age

The grafted varieties seem to have better qualities

In 10 years

New Magnolia with many outstanding qualities

who are buying them

Most plants in this genus will not survive temperatures lower than 25 deg F

Here is a new Japanese Barberry cultivar called 'Helmond Pillar' that is a wonderful plant for the rock garden

The name translates as 'soft drizzle'

and Upper Burma

The flowers are 3" across and very lovely